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Executive Director, Trellis Education

Who: Trellis Education

What: The Executive Director is responsible for the overall health and impact of the organization, with a focus on creating a “gold-standard” model for STEM teacher mentoring, teaching, and learning in California. This leader works to ensure the organization supports and develops teachers who serve Students of Color, immigrant students, students living in poverty, and other students unrepresented or underrepresented in STEM majors, careers, and innovation more effectively over time. The new ED is someone who embraces the importance of diversity and inclusion in STEM classrooms and the manner in which equity and social justice is woven into the fabric of Trellis’ approach to developing phenomenal STEM teachers while also preparing the next generation of students. The incoming leader will succeed current Director and founder, Dr. Megan W. Taylor, and will have the unique opportunity to define, shape, and accelerate the trajectory of the organization. 

Responsibilities:

Strategy, Fundraising and Innovation 

  • Promote the organization’s financial health and long-term viability by building a sustainable financial model, developing a diversified funding portfolio, and creating and managing the organization's budget 
  • Nurture and expand a strong and sustainable constellation of partnerships, including relationships with key organizations (such as universities, the California Teacher Residency Lab, the Surge Institute, and the Black Teacher Project, for three), and the people within those organizations including university faculty and regional community, district, and school leaders 
  • Forge and nurture a close working partnership with the Trellis Executive Board to support the health and growth of the organization 
  • Represent the organization to external stakeholders and serve as a liaison to other programs in-state and nationwide 

Human-Centered Leadership and Organizational Culture 

  • Lead a high-performing team to drive programmatic success, guide strategy and vision, and engage partners to create long-term organizational sustainability 
  • Sustain an organizational culture that actively engages all members of the community in ongoing conversations about the impact of race, privilege, power, oppression, and access on education system 
  • Infuse social justice principles into the design of all organizational activities and communications in alignment with Trellis’ vision and mission 
Qualifications:
  • Proven prior experience as CEO, Executive Director, or other senior leadership position managing a high performing team and ensuring the financial sustainability of an organization 
  • An ability to mobilize people and create champions to support organizational mission to support an intentional and coordinated approach to fundraising 
  • Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment coupled with an ongoing commitment to exploring issues of race, class, privilege, and power structures 
  • • Experience implementing a vision and bringing others into that vision 
  • Significant experience teaching science and mathematics or other relevant experience in public middle and high schools working directly with teachers and/or students 
  • • Excellent communication and public speaking skills 
  • • Passion for improving public education in California via teacher education reform 
  • • Excitement to take Trellis to the next phase of its impact in the Bay Area and beyond 

Apply here.